| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [pron] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 1295 |
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| 2 | [pers pn] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 1117 |
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| 3 | [noun] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 1076 |
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| 4 | [noun sg] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 598 |
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| 5 | he was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 466 |
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| 6 | he was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 465 |
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| 7 | [noun prp] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 447 |
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| 8 | she was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 286 |
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| 9 | she was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 284 |
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| 10 | i was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 239 |
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| 11 | i was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 238 |
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| 12 | it was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 115 |
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| 13 | it was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 115 |
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| 14 | [conj] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 109 |
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| 15 | who was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 106 |
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| 16 | who was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 106 |
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| 17 | [Wh pn] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 106 |
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| 18 | [coord] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 89 |
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| 19 | and was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 85 |
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| 20 | and was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 85 |
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| 21 | [verb] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 66 |
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| 22 | do was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 42 |
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| 23 | [Wh det] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 38 |
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| 24 | [adj] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 36 |
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| 25 | which was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 32 |
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| 26 | which was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 32 |
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| 27 | [indef pn] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 31 |
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| 28 | [vb past] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 27 |
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| 29 | [noun pl] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 26 |
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| 30 | [to-vb] was [verb] [pron] [noun] | 22 |
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